How to Make Sausages

A wide variety of sausages are produced in countries throughout the world. Most are produced from meat (especially pork and beef) but in some countries, fish sausages are also popular. Vegetarian and vegan sausages are available in some countries, made from tofu, nuts, pulses, mycoprotein, soy...

What is Appropriate Technology?

Technology: choice or compromise?

Solar Photovoltaic Water Pumping

The advantages and disadvantages of solar water pumping are outlined in this document.

Extrusion of Foods

There are two types of extrusion process: cold extrusion, which mixes and shapes foods such as biscuit dough and pasta without cooking them; and hot extrusion (or extrusion cooking).

Cable Selection in Small Off-grid Solar energy Installations

Ideally, voltage drop in a solar energy installation should be

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